The Scene
Dirt-diggers of all types gaze at all manner of garden-related gewgaws, after spending a long day perusing the esteemed floral grounds of the area's leading plant palace. This shop unearths a North Shore crowd from their posh pads to mingle with destination visitors area-wide.
The Goods
Much of the items, including hand-crafted glass jewelry and delicate stationary, cater to women, while books on garden design, plant selection and botanic illustration offer additional breadth to garden lovers of both genders. Educational kid's toys--check out the Lincoln Log-inspired, tree stump-derived building blocks-keep youngsters engaged, while bath and body products derived from plant materials and essential oils offer a blissful end to the day's eyeful of 252 bird species and 26 gardens and native habitat areas. Both its unique live house plants intermingled with its stock and its elegant tabletop items promise to up the ante at your next dinner party.